Having purchased your ticket where you board your 'vessel du jour' depends on the state of the tide. St. Ives harbour is tidal, you see. (This is an important thing to bear in mind as shall be revealed further on).

The tide is still reasonably high when we are due to set off so we congregate at the end of Smeaton's Pier.

Of course, getting on (and off) a smallish boat is never the easiest thing at the best of times. The sea, you see, has a nasty tendency to want to go up and down, even on a calm day. You'd think the Tourist Board would do something about it.

The other thing to bear in mind is that once you are on the boat it is very difficult to change your mind halfway and go back (unless you are the Man from Atlantis). So, think before you take the plunge.

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